Technological advancements can certainly alter the course of a battle and that’s why this new radar, which has been developed for the Royal Navy, is a very big advantage. BAE Systems’ Artisan radar is so advanced that it can pin point a tennis ball traveling at Mach 3 more than 25km away.

The new tech is capable of simultaneously detecting 900 objects smaller than a bird at a range between 200 meters and 200 kilometers, and it can perform the task even if there is interference equivalent to 10,000 mobile phone signals.

And it’s also light weight (700 kilograms), made of the same carbon glass fibre as a Formula 1 car, so it can be easily installed. Currently being fitted to Type 23 frigates, the Artisan will also find its way onto amphibious ships and the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.

So, that’s a very powerful radar system for detecting enemy missiles in the battlefield. It will certainly make things much easier for the Royal Navy. But it’s a sad thing that this new tech is mostly for war, which is bad for everyone involved.

Check out the video below to see the radar in action. There’s nothing much to see though, just the Artisan spinning around. What do you think of the new radar tech?

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/03/20/artisan-radar-video/feed/0Boeing’s Sonic Cruiser Is Backhttp://www.mobilemag.com/2012/05/02/boeings-sonic-cruiser-is-back/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/05/02/boeings-sonic-cruiser-is-back/#commentsWed, 02 May 2012 16:54:53 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=133032Boeing came out with their Sonic Cruiser design almost a decade ago, but they killed it later on and shifted to the slower, but more fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner. Now it appears like a team of Boeing engineers is still working on the Sonic Cruiser project.

Boeing came out with their Sonic Cruiser design almost a decade ago, but they killed it later on and shifted to the slower, but more fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner. Now it appears like a team of Boeing engineers is still working on the Sonic Cruiser project. The proof on the matter is a new Boeing patent application, published on April 19, which has revealed an improved Sonic Cruiser.

That, of course, does not mean that the company is going to build the Sonic Cruiser sometime in the future, but it’s certainly interesting to take a peek at new designs. As you can see below, the new concept has a lot of changes when compared with the older design.

Stephen Trimble, at Flight Global, says that the Sonic Cruiser will have reduced noise and heat signatures, all thanks to the improvements made to the design. The engines of the nearly supersonic aircraft are placed over the wings, and they have vertical stabilizers for shielding the noise generated by the exhaust. Similar to the F-35, the engine will also have variable geometry chevrons. And the new design also has differences when it comes to the shaping of the fuselage, nose and wings.

So, will a Boeing Sonic Cruiser arrive in the future? It’s too early to answer that, but it’s surely nice to know that the project is not completely dead.